Nebraska High School Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll

Each week during the high school volleyball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class, and our Tony Chapman compiles the rankings. 

Here are the preseason Nebraska High School Volleyball Coaches Poll ratings for the 2026 season. 

Class A (record), previous

1. Papillion-La Vista South
2. Elkhorn North 
3. Lincoln North Star
4. Millard North 
5. Omaha Marian
6. Omaha Westside 
7. Millard West
8. Lincoln Southwest 
9. Millard South 
10. Papillion-La Vista

Receiving Votes: Lincoln Southeast, Norfolk. 

Class B

1. Norris 
2. Waverly
3. Skutt Catholic
4. Gretna
5. Grand Island Northwest
6. Columbus Lakeview
7. Lincoln Pius X
8. Platteview
9. Gering
10. York

Receiving Votes: Adams Central, Elkhorn, Gretna East. 

Class C-1

1. Milford
2. Concordia Omaha 
3. Aurora 
4. Malcolm
5. Lincoln Lutheran 
6. Pierce
7. Bishop Neumann
8. Kearney Catholic 
9. Ashland-Greenwood 
10. Battle Creek 

Receiving Votes: Douglas County West, Holdrege, Norfolk Catholic, Ogallala. 

Class C-2

1. Centura
2. Laurel-Concord-Colerige
3. Freeman
4. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
5. Archbishop Bergan
6. Thayer Central 
7. Stanton
8. Oakland-Craig
9. Yutan
10. Sutton

Receiving Votes: Howells-Dodge, Humphrey-Lindsay, Pender. 

Class D-1

1. Amherst
2. Central Valley 
3. Cambridge 
4. Ansley/Litchfield
5. Dundy County Stratton 
6. Bloomfield 
7. Loomis
8. Falls City Sacred Heart
9. Garden County
10. Riverside

Receiving Votes: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, College View Academy, Elgin Public/Pope John, Red Cloud. 

Class D-2

1. Sandhills/Thedford
2. St. Mary’s
3. Mullen
4. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
5. Wynot
6. Paxton
7. Overton
8. Hay Springs
9. Meridian
10. Shelton

Receiving Votes: Archangels Catholic, Cedar Catholic, Morrill.